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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 63. Chapters: Ancient Roman buildings and structures in Romania, Roman forts in Romania, Roman legions' camps in Central Europe, Roman roads in Romania, Roman towns and cities in Romania, Vienna, Budapest, Carnuntum, Constan a, Isaccea, Capidava, Esztergom, Ro ia Montan, Ziridava, History of Cluj-Napoca, Amutria, Alba Iulia, Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Vindobona, Turda, Topalu, Dinogetia, Porolissum, Buridava, M cin, Romula, Devil's Dykes, Halmyris, Sucidava, Moesia, Zaldapa, Tibiscum, Rusidava, Keiladeva, Zargidava, Sacidava, Arutela, Acmonia, Dacia, Zeugma, Dacia, Arcobadara, Scaidava, Tyrida, Milliarium of Aiton, Tamasidava, Recidava, Piroboridava, Ramidava, Zlatna, Pelendava, Murideva, Nentidava, Itadava, Docidava, Polondava, Marcodava, Gildava, Bregedava, Danedevae, Carsidava, Clepidava, Desudaba, Giridava, Perburidava, Buricodava, Buteridava, Vindonissa, Brazda lui Novac, Cetatea P tulului, Athanaric's Wall, Noviodunum, Constantiana Daphne, Via Pontica. Excerpt: Budapest (, or; Hungarian pronunciation: names in other languages) is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2010, Budapest had 1,721,556 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 because of the mass suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter Area is home to 3,271,110 people. The city covers an area of 525 square kilometres (202.7 sq mi) within the city limits. Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the river Danube with a unification on 17 November 1873 of west-bank Buda and Obuda with east-bank Pest. Historically, Aquincum, originally a Celtic settlement, was the direct ancestor of Budapest, becoming the Roman capital of Lower Pannonia. Magyars arrived in the territory in the 9th century. Their first settlement was pillaged b...